Americans view marijuana as less harmful than alcohol, tobacco and nicotine vapes—and more adults now smoke cannabis than smoke cigarettes—according to a new Gallup poll. While respondents were largely divided over whether cannabis generally has a positive or negative effect on society and consumers, marijuana ranked lowest in terms of perceived harmfulness out of a  ​ 

      “Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians—they want to see this fully legalized. It’s been held hostage with the political back-and-forth rhetoric.” By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Inga Selders watched the Kansas Legislature repeatedly fumble bills opening the door to legal sales of medicinal or recreational cannabis. The U.S. Congress has declined to bring unity to the hodgepodge of  ​ 

      First dibs on cannabis licenses go to those who can prove what the state law terms social equity status. By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost Military veterans and those with prior marijuana convictions make up the largest number of those qualifying for social equity status ahead of getting into the business under Minnesota’s legal cannabis law. As  ​ 

      A federal appeals panel heard oral arguments Monday in the case of a Washington State doctor seeking to legally use psilocybin to treat cancer patients in end-of-life care. The lawsuit from Dr. Sunil Aggarwal and his clinic, the Advanced Integrated Medical Science (AIMS) Institute, centers on whether the federal government must allow certain patients access  ​ 

      Poll: Americans support marijuana expungements; CO’s cannabis lessons for legal psychedelics; Study: Athletes open to psilocybin for concussions Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for  ​ 

      “There’s been very little clinical research because there’s no federal money flowing for clinical research.” By Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Advocate More than half of Arkansans using medical marijuana in 2021 used the drug as a pain reliever, and a large proportion of patients have used it to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, according to study findings  ​